Still too young (v1c16)
Ye Sheng's role for the energy stone was still undecided.
She would keep the spinach leaves and porcupine rat meat for herself.
That left only the porcupine rat's fur and claws to exchange for points.
The swap shop where she was now was a bit backward, but compared to machine evaluation, manual inspection might be more humane and give her more points.
After all, the old man looked easy to talk to, and he might not be too strict.
Since the porcupine rat's fur had many damaged spots, Ye Sheng touched the tip of her nose guiltily. Then she didn't wait and looked into the glass cabinet while she had the chance.
There were rows of familiar nutrient solutions in the glass cabinet, which showed that they were the most popular thing among the people in the relief zone.
As for the rest, apart from various practical tools like scissors and shovels, there were only some tattered things left, such as iron rods that looked like spiked balls, long swords with gaps, and rusty crossbows.
Ye Sheng:......
She was speechless.
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She felt like this was a black shop.
If it was true, the base's official chain store wasn't that good either.
Or, more like a second-hand store.
Ye Sheng had initially imagined that the swap shop would be magnificent, with a grand welcoming door, a clean and tidy hall with various reception windows, and trained working staff.
There would be all kinds of high-tech products to redeem.
Like laser swords, super cannons, and so on.
But in reality, there was only a small house, a bad old man, and a pile of rags.
Maybe this was because the ideal was very plump and the reality was very skinny.
"Little girl, this rat skin has too many damaged areas and is not worth much. Do you still want to exchange it?"
While Ye Sheng was thinking about something, the old man had already finished testing the rat skin.
He told her the bad news.
Ye Sheng's luck was gone.
She could only smile and nod, and say without hesitation: "Exchange!"
The fur of porcupine rats was hard and not very warm. Ye Sheng had no use for it. It would take up too much space at home.
After hearing what Ye Sheng said, the old man started to evaluate the rat claw.
Along with the damaged fur, the claw was also injured.
"Tsk, tsk, this porcupine rat died miserably. Look at the wound on this claw. It's about to fester. Fortunately, the most valuable nail is fine. It's nothing serious... Little girl, just call me Old Lin. Let me ask you again, do you want to exchange your rat skin and claw for points?"
"Yeah, exchange!"
Old Lin saw that Ye Sheng was young and had a pleasing appearance, so he was more patient.
Seeing that Ye Sheng had no objection, he gave her an appraisal price, "The rat skin is too damaged, so I can only give you eight points, but the rat claw will keep the original price of ten points."
Eighteen points.
Six bottles of nutrient solution.
Ye Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and thought it was okay.
She had thought the rat skin and claw could only be exchanged for single-digit points.
"Little girl, I didn't set the price randomly. If you go to other swap shops after leaving my door, you won't get so many points... That is to say, I like you, so I gave you this price."
Ye Sheng was feeling happy in her heart. When Old Lin saw her silence, he quickly explained.
This made Ye Sheng dumbfounded. She didn't expect that she could get a better deal in the wasteland world because of her looks.
"Hey, thank you for taking care of me, Old Lin. I just didn't expect to get so many points, so I was a little surprised."
When Ye Sheng was a high school boy in her past life, she was not the silent type.
She wasn't afraid of society, even though she wasn't familiar with it.
She was handsome and had good grades. She played basketball often and got along well with her classmates. She wasn't thin-skinned, but rather lively.
She had been silent for a few days because she had just arrived and faced a survival crisis.
But now that she had reaped a huge harvest, Ye Sheng felt relieved and relaxed. Meeting the kind-hearted Old Lin again made Ye Sheng let go of her emotions. Her replies were playful.
This made Old Lin happy.
Older people liked lively children.
Not to mention that Ye Sheng's cute appearance was so deceptive that Old Lin, who was well-known in the mitigation zone, was cheerful and generous and gave her a fair price.
"You look like a young girl, but why are you so brave? How did you manage to kill a spiny rat?"
After the deal was done, Old Lin chatted with her while he was cleaning up the rat skin.
Ye Sheng answered honestly, "Old Lin, just call me Little Sheng... My parents passed away some time ago, and I lost their identity cards. I have to fight bravely to avoid starving to death."
She didn't mind telling him.
She would have to deal with Old Lin often in the future, so Ye Sheng thought it would be better to get to know him.
But the Swap shop was not as good as she had expected, so she couldn't use her energy stone to exchange for points unless she was desperate.
She would keep it hidden for now.
After all, no matter how kind Old Lin was, she didn't dare to trust human nature.
She was just a skinny little girl, and an orphan. If she was seen as a fat sheep, she would be doomed.
Ye Sheng was not stupid, she wouldn't expose her huge assets and attract people's greed.
"Alas! They are all pitiful people!"
Old Lin sighed when he heard that Ye Sheng had lost her parents at such a young age. He seemed to remember something. His mood suddenly dropped, knowing that death and farewell were the most common things in the wasteland world.
But he realized that Ye Sheng was still in front of him, and he quickly changed the subject, "Little Sheng, weren't you very disappointed when you first came to the Swap shop?"
"Uh..."
"Haha, it's okay, don't be shy, this place is not that good to begin with."
Ye Sheng looked at Old Lin who was laughing and couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth speechlessly, but Old Lin waved his hand and continued, "Our mitigation zone is not as good as the stores in the safe zone. The best things here are practical and cheap. But there are also expensive things..."
'Beep~ A medium-radiated porcupine rat has been detected and can be eaten in moderation. '
While they were talking, according to the procedure, after Old Lin scanned the rat claw, a prompt sounded.
This was even more shocking than seeing the rat skin and rat claws.
She was so lucky!
Old Lin's eyes widened, and then he looked up at Ye Sheng in disbelief, and asked tentatively, "Little Sheng, did you catch an edible porcupine rat?"
Ye Sheng didn't expect that she would be found out.
She was still too young.
She had to be more careful next time she dealt with polluted creatures.
Now that the evidence was clear, Ye Sheng didn't deny it, but nodded and admitted, "Yes, I did catch it."
Before Old Lin could smile, Ye Sheng added, "But I don't plan to exchange it for points. I want to keep it for myself."
Old Lin was alarmed when he heard this.
"Little Sheng, how much can you eat by yourself? Aren't you afraid that the meat will spoil? Or do you have a dryer at home that can make it into dried meat and preserve it?"
“……”
Ye Sheng was stunned. She had forgotten about that.
But when Old Lin saw Ye Sheng's hesitation, he quickly said, "I love to eat meat. If you're willing to exchange it points, I can sell you the things here for cheaper."
"Anything is okay?"
"Of course."
Ye Sheng knew that Old Lin was right. She couldn't eat it all by herself. So she pointed randomly with one hand, and it happened to land on the 'claw machine' behind Lao Lin.
"You have a good eye, little girl. You picked out a good thing right away."
Old Lin looked at where Ye Sheng was pointing and felt a pang in his heart. But he was so hungry for meat that he finally agreed with a clenched jaw.
"I won't cheat you. Even though you don't have enough points to redeem the primary repair fluid now, I'll save it for you..."
"Wait, Old Lin, what did you say? Primary repair fluid!"
"Yes, it's a primary repair fluid that can heal minor injuries. You don't know, this thing is special..."
At that moment, Ye Sheng couldn't hear Old Lin's rambling anymore. Her eyes were shining.
The poor little girl can be saved! ! !